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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1951
Page
8
In Barnes City a birthday event honored four relatives. Kate Miller aged 94 and May Wymore aged 92 from Montezuma attended along with George Darland 90 and Iowa Moleneux 82. The family has 172 living descendants.
Ten John Wesley Sr of Traer buys ten Traer Star-Clipper subscriptions yearly for himself and his nine children. A Boyden school bus carrying twenty two pupils escaped injury after a collision with a semi-trailer, with about $500 in bus damage.
Monticello High band gears up for a series of contests with preliminaries April 6 and 7 in Maquoketa and a final in Grinnell April 27 28. State Class A B band contest set for May 6 in Monticello as groups work on pieces and memory.
Proper care and servicing of heating equipment lengthens life and boosts efficiency. Colonial trainer servicemen offer work with charges only for labor and materials. Green Colonial furnaces suit all fuel types and homes of any size. Call or visit today for a dependable unit.
Alan Schreiner is a versatile Monti High senior in the class of 1951 active in football basketball and track and planning to join baseball. He is a Panther Club member and former F F A member at West Liberty High with interests in dramatics church and collecting serial numbers from one dollar bills.
The menu lists daily meals from March 12 to March 16 featuring dried beef gravy with eggs and mashed potatoes, bean soup with desserts, beef and noodles, sauerkraut with wieners, scalloped potatoes with ham, and scalloped corn. Milk is served daily.
A portrait of Lorna Helgens detailing her participation in F.H.A. G.A.A. and Pep Club from freshman year onward. She joined marching and concert bands as a sophomore, played in a flute quartet, acted in the junior class play at thirteen, and served in Dramatics club and speech events.
Sharon Behrends moved away with Miss Orr's sixth grade class noting her departure to a rural school. Mr Davis' pupils build electricity projects including question boards and miniature telegraph sets. Marvin Ehlis and Janet Appleby celebrate birthdays on February 22 and February 20 respectively.
A class of ’52 mystery student from Monti High is featured. After a freshman year elsewhere she joined Monti High, joining the band as a flute player and taking geometry. The girl, tall and slim, is described as happy and friendly with several suitors noted.
After a Friday night performance the cast and school groups receive praise for the operetta. Thanks go to Miss White and Mrs. DeShaw for their patience. Dave and Joanne may be teased about scenes while Dave returns to English class. Skating parties are planned and report cards have been sent home prompting thoughts of improvement.
Reuter's team defeated Paulsen's 39 to 10 in the intramural championship held last Thursday night. Hollar and Schneiter led the winning scorers while Paulsen top scored for the losers. Miss Smith officiated the game and afterward Margaret and Hilda Schneiter selected teams for an inner-GAA game.
Jones County targets 95 155 acres for 1951 up from 92 040 in 1949 to meet defense needs. Statewide goal is 160 percent higher corn acreage over 1950 with soybeans kept at high 1950 levels. Local PMA and township committees set signup meetings across numerous townships in March to guide conservation minded production and distribute guide figures.
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